Web Manager University – Spring 2007 Schedule

Fee: FREE

Date & Time	Title & Description	Speaker(s)	Location
April 24, 2007 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (EDT)	Government Web Managers One-Day Workshop (government employees only)	Various	FDIC Training Center

Fees: $30 for federal, state, or local government employees; $50 for all others

Date & Time

Title & Description

Speaker(s)

Location

May 10, 2007

9am - 12pm (EDT)

Managing Content in Spanish and Other Languages

Lee Vann,
Captura Group

June 12, 2007

9 am - 11 am (EDT)

Meeting Federal Web Requirements and Best Practices

Multiple Speakers

Dept. of Labor

Fee: $30 for federal, state, or local government employees; $50 for all others—unless otherwise noted.

Date & Time	Title & Description	Speaker(s)	Location
Feb. 21 , 2007 2 pm - 3:30 pm (EDT)	Knowing Your Audience and Their Top Tasks (Free--government employees only)	Gerry McGovern	Online Webinar
March 6, 2007 1 pm - 3 pm (EDT)	Plain Language: Writing for the Web	Thom Haller, Info.Design	Online Webinar
March 19, 2007 1 pm - 3 pm (EDT)	Basics of Search Engine Optimization	Bob Keating, SRA	Online Webinar
April 12, 2007 1 pm - 3 pm (EDT)	How to Create Your Own RSS Feeds	Steve Fleckenstein Deloitte Russell O'Neill USA.gov	Online Webinar
April 30, 2007 2pm - 4pm (EDT)	Survey of Social Media: Blogs, RSS, Podcasts, Wikis, and More (rescheduled from March 30, 2007)	Shel Holtz Holtz Communication + Technology	Online Webinar
May 15, 2007 1 pm - 3 pm (EDT)	Usability Testing on a Shoestring Budget	Steve Krug Author, Don’t Make Me Think	Online Webinar

Fees: $200 for federal, state, or local government employees;
$300 for all others.

Date & Time	Title & Description	Speaker(s)	Location
Feb. 28, 2007 9 am - 4 pm (EDT)	The Web Analytics Marketplace	Multiple speakers	Dept. of Labor
March 14, 2007 9 am - 4 pm (EDT)	Designing and Writing Forms for the Web	Kathryn Summers, U. of Baltimore	Dept. of Labor
March 28, 2007 9 am - 4 pm (EDT)	Basics of Information Architecture	Dan Brown, Eight Shapes	Dept. of Labor
April 25, 2007 9 am - 4 pm (EDT)	Leadership Skills for Government Web Managers	Candi Harrison	Dept. of Labor
May 8, 2007 9 am - 4 pm (EDT)	Advanced Search Engine Optimization	Eric Enge, Stone Temple Consulting	Dept. of Labor
June 27, 2007 9 am - 4 pm (EDT)	An Advanced Course on Writing for the Web: A Day of Guided Practice	Ginny Redish, PhD, Redish & Associates, Inc.	Dept. of Labor

Fees: $400 for federal, state, or local government employees;
$600 for all others.

Date & Time	Title & Description	Speaker(s)	Location
March 22-23, 2007 9 am - 4 pm (EDT)	Usability Testing That Gets Results	Cari Wolfson, Focus on U!	Bureau of Labor Statistics
May 22-23, 2007 9 am - 4 pm (EDT)	Redesign Like the Pros: Keeping Your Site Fresh	Cari Wolfson, Focus on U!	Dept. of Labor
June 5-6, 2007 9 am - 4 pm (EDT)	Measuring the Performance of Government Websites: Best Practices, Tools, and Strategies	Alex Langshur, PublicInsite	Dept. of Labor
June 19-20, 2007 9 am - 4 pm (EDT)	CANCELLED! Advanced Usability Topics and Latest Research, 2007	Bob Bailey, PhD, Computer Psychology, Inc.	Dept. of Labor